Google Earth Out of this World

NAESC July 22, 2010

Agenda

Introductions

Objectives

• Explore Google Earth features
• Manipulate kml/kmz files
• Create content with web tools
• Embed content in Google Earth
• Explore a variety of web tools

Activty 1: Google Earth Basics

10-10:10 Break

Activity 2: Cool Things to Do in Google Earth
http://earth.google.com/ocean/showcase/#explore-oceans Ocean Explorations
http://earth.google.com/mars/ Visit Mars
http://www.youhttp://earth.google.com/mars/tube.com/watch?v=JlsmGzzKC7k&feature=player_embedded#!
Visit the Moon


Activity 3: Creating and Embeding Content with Web Tools

Lunch 11:30-12:30

Activty 3 Continued: Creating and Embeding Content with Web Tools

2-2:10 Break

Activity 3 Continued: Creating and Embeding Content with Web Tools
Activity 4: Closure http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/naescgoogleearth

Web Tools

Voki Create a speaking avatar.
Vacaroo Record and send voice emails
Fotobabble Create talking pictures
Glogster Create posters with text, images, audio, and video (education site)
Animoto Create videos (education site)
Website Polls Create polls with no account required
Timetoast Create timelines
PhotoPeach Create slideshows
Mixbook Create photo books
bookr Create photo books
Slide Create slideshows
Voicethread Create Group Conversations
Gigapan Get great panorama pictures
Dipity Create timelines
Web 2.0 Tools for Educators A wiki with a categorized listing of web tools you might consider for embedding content into Google Earth.

Tips and Tricks for Embeding Web Tools

Three Collaborative Google Earth Projects
DigitalGoonies

Photo Resources (always check the license before using photos)

Flickr: Creative Commons
Search by Creative Commons
Google Advanced Search for Creative Commons
Yahoo Advanced Search for Creative Commons
Free Digital Photos

Scavenger Hunts

Google Earth Activities

Basic Google Earth Links (Tutorials and Lesson Plans)

Resources

Getting Started Guide
Google Earth User Guide
Google Earth Tutorials
Twenty-Three Interesting Ways to Use GE in the Classroom
Google Earth Blog

Google Earth for Educators
Google Earth Pro Free for Educators
Google Earth Education Forum
Planet Earth Tour
GPS and GIS in the Classroom
Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission Maps
Google Earth Across the Curriculum

Virtual Tours (kml files or kmz if zipped)

Google Earth Lit Trips
Google Earth Gallery
Google Earth Showcase
Google Earth Gallery Educational
Active Traces of the Hayward Fault
Google Earth Tour of Planet Earth

Adding Video and Audio

Media Matters, Blog for Brad, Old Tricks in New Google Earth(ver. 5)
Jing
Adding Discovery Streaming Video Clips Into Google Earth
Google Earth and Discovery Education United Streaming

Sharing Work Created in Google Earth

ShareIt!
Google Earth Plugin
Sharing Places Information in Google Earth

Fun Stuff

geoGreeting!
Earthalbum
Embed Google Earth Into Your Website
iTouch Map (Longitude and Latitude)
Creating GPS Routes in Google Maps
kmlfactbook
Strangest Sights in Google Earth

Lesson Plans/Classroom Examples

Elementary

Google Earth in the Elementary Classroom
Pre-School Ideas
Grades 1-5 Ideas
Tune Up Your Body Run America!
The Places We Will Go
TerraClues

Middle School

Thematic Middle School Units Using Google Earth
Explore Your Earth
Google for Educator
Grades 6-8 Ideas

High School

Expedition Lit Trips
Grades 9-12 Idea

Projects

Outdoor Culture and Technology
Environment I-Reports
Environmental Issues Land Use and Change

Collaborative Project Ideas
North Berwick-Clitheroe

K-12

Lesson Planet Free 10 day account
Google Earth Lessons
Technology Google Earth
Map the Fallen
Google Earth Lessons
Google Lit Trips
Measuring the Earth
Real World Math Using Google Earth in the Math Curriculum
Google Earth and Discovery Education Unitedstreaming

Other

Landform Detectives